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Dangote to Spend U.S.$1 Billion On Rice Cultivation

Dangote to Spend U.S.$1 Billion On Rice Cultivation

The Dangote Group shone at the just concluded 2017 Gateway Trade fair which was held in Abeokuta, emerging as the second most patronised exhibitor, just as the Group disclosed that it was investing N10 billion dollars in rice cultivation in five states to boost food self-sufficiency. To mark its Day at the Fair, a subsidiary […]

Lethal Virus Attacks Tilapia Fish

Lethal Virus Attacks Tilapia Fish

A highly contagious disease is spreading among farmed and wild tilapia, one of the world’s most popular fish for human consumption, according to an alert issued by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The alert issued through the Global Information and Early Warnings System indicates that the Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has already been confirmed […]

Gambian Farmers Call for Fertiliser As the Minister Tours the Country

Gambian Farmers Call for Fertiliser As the Minister Tours the Country

Foroyaa went on tour to find out what the farmers needed and called on the government to address the problem of fertilizer and seeds. We are not surprised as the Minister of Agriculture proceeds with his tour the farmers are making it abundantly clear that without seeds and fertiliser being provided the next farming season […]

Fresh Graduate Uses Earthworms to Produce Organic Fertilizer

Fresh Graduate Uses Earthworms to Produce Organic Fertilizer

Twenty-six-year-old Xavio Dominique Imbabazi graduated from University of Rwanda’s College of Agriculture with a degree in horticulture last year. But he couldn’t find a job for several months. “After a while I remembered that my dissertation was on turning waste into organic fertiliser using earthworms, a system known as vermicompost. That’s when I started to […]

‘Importer of Plastic Rice’ in Gambia Dismisses Claims

‘Importer of Plastic Rice’ in Gambia Dismisses Claims

Rumours are rifle on Social Media that a particular rice believed to be “Plastic” was purportedly imported into The Gambia but the importer of the rice, Gam Food Trading has described the allegation as false. According to a source close to the Company, the said rice was imported from The Republic of China to The […]

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Reaches Out to Opposition

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Reaches Out to Opposition

South Sudan President Salva Kiir is reaching out to the opposition after intense pressure from the international community to prove that the National Dialogue he initiated last December is real and is capable of saving the country from the escalating violence. President Kiir last Tuesday appointed John Garang’s widow Rebecca Garang and two of her […]

Ugandan Legislators, Cabinet Clash Over Declaring State of Emergency As Hunger Worsens

Ugandan Legislators, Cabinet Clash Over Declaring State of Emergency As Hunger Worsens

Parliament has passed a motion seeking to declare a state of emergency in the country over the hunger. Last evening, the legislators voted in favour of a motion moved by Kumi woman MP Monica Amoding, stating that government has failed to handle the situation and people are suffering from hunger. “This [relief] food has trickled […]

Africa Has Vast Agricultural Potential – So Why Are We Due to Import U.S.$110 Billion Worth of Food Annually By 2025?

Africa Has Vast Agricultural Potential – So Why Are We Due to Import U.S.$110 Billion Worth of Food Annually By 2025?

The African continent has the potential to feed itself and even have surplus food to export to other parts of the world. But instead, the continent imports $35 billion worth of food and agricultural products every year, and if the current predictions hold, the import bill will rise to $110 billion annually by 2025. So […]

Oliver Twist – Ugandans Suffering Hunger and Dying of Starvation

Oliver Twist – Ugandans Suffering Hunger and Dying of Starvation

The frequent media reports of Ugandans starving to death, and some committing suicide due to famine are very distressing. However, more disturbing is government’s ongoing reluctance to decisively provide food relief in significant quantities – even to Karamoja which has barely had any rainfall for a year. While there is continuous talk of allocation of […]

Ethiopia Secures U.S.$72 Million From Meat Exports

Ethiopia Secures U.S.$72 Million From Meat Exports

The Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Industry Development Institute said the country has secured 72 million USD over the last nine months of the fiscal year exporting meat to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. UAE and Saudi are major importers of Ethiopia’s fresh goat’s meat and mutton, Institute Deputy Director-General Khalifa Hussein told The […]

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